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Keldroc posted:Los Angeles Targets got flooded with IDW Deluxes today. I suggest anyone picking up Bumblebee take a look at his paint apps before buying. Two of the three I saw today had black paint bleeding over onto the yellow everywhere, and one even had black paint on its face and taillights. One of them was nice and clean, so it's not universal. And BBTS is behind again. I been waiting for those since May.
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Speaking of BBTS, they killed my wallet this week shipping Hexatron, Last Chance, and a Green Ranger. I was debating dropping the 3P Stunticons, but now I have four of the five. I'm a bit worried about the Motormaster price considering the cars are all out and still no preorder for the big guy.
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Phy posted:And BBTS is behind again. I been waiting for those since May. BBTS isn't behind, Target's early. Hasbro's placards for the wave in the display cases have said "August '13" at BotCon and SDCC.
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Sigh. I'm never gonna see one of those Jetfire GI Joe sets for less than 4 figures again, am I?
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 Oooh. I'm not a huge fan of the styling, but since Hasbro doesn't seem to have any intention of releasing an F-22 Starscream that doesn't turn into a throwing star for a robot mode, I'm sold. And it's iGear, so the quality should be good.
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GD_American posted:Sigh. It's not looking good. http://www.allspark.com/content/view/11376/ quote:I called HTS to ask about the Crossover Set. I didn't expect much info but figured I would try. The girl I spoke to was very nice, she said all they were told was that there was a lawsuit and that they were not selling them. She would not elaborate or disclose anything else. I explained that I didn't want to stalk the website if they weren't going to release anymore, and she told me that she didn't want to tell me not to keep checking, because you never know, all she knew is that they weren't included with the rest of the items today because of the lawsuit. Take that for what it's worth, I guess.
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Knormal posted:Oooh. I'm not a huge fan of the styling, but since Hasbro doesn't seem to have any intention of releasing an F-22 Starscream that doesn't turn into a throwing star for a robot mode, I'm sold. And it's iGear, so the quality should be good. I'm sold if they give us a couch potato Thundercracker, drat.
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I'm at TFCon early, it's quiet. Too quiet.
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Did you go up with the rest of the Americans, Strangehamster? I'm a Toronto native, but I still won't be up until friday and it's KILLING ME.
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strangehamster posted:I'm at TFCon early, it's quiet. Too quiet. I'll be there tomorrow. (I'll be out touring Toronto till 9ish though)
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strangehamster posted:I'm at TFCon early, it's quiet. Too quiet. Just grab some booze and hit the water slide.
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Gammatron 64 posted:I'll be there tomorrow. (I'll be out touring Toronto till 9ish though)
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Well this is probably a huge longshot but if anyone finding a MP Soundwave wants to pick another one up for me I'll happily paypal you the money very fast.  I have a bad feeling about finding my own...
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Well this is probably a huge longshot but if anyone finding a MP Soundwave wants to pick another one up for me I'll happily paypal you the money very fast. My buddy went to TRU and said a dude bought two of them and nearly got mauled on his way out of the store.
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Spiderdrake posted:I might drag him into Toronto if I wake up on time, maybe we can meet up and discuss how all the comic stores are crap. The Hairy Tarantula is still...alright, but the Snail got really bad since the move.
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Well this is probably a huge longshot but if anyone finding a MP Soundwave wants to pick another one up for me I'll happily paypal you the money very fast. They're supposed to be one per customer, so that's going to end up being a pretty tall order, I think.
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How long did Metroplex last? Was it minutes because they're releasing an identical figure in japan that comes with decoys. It even has the Chrome face and second gun.
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I didn't really pay all that much attention, but about 10 minutes.
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SpikeMcclane posted:I didn't really pay all that much attention, but about 10 minutes. It makes me question the logic of having such a large exclusive if they're not being produced in that large a number to have large excess. Last year's Bruticus was sort of the same deal, but the Platinum edition they're making is identical. So maybe the Chromed metroplex will make a return later on, since the SDCC one isn't the only one being released with the chromed parts and second gun.
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WendigoJohnson posted:It makes me question the logic of having such a large exclusive if they're not being produced in that large a number to have large excess. Last year's Bruticus was sort of the same deal, but the Platinum edition they're making is identical. So maybe the Chromed metroplex will make a return later on, since the SDCC one isn't the only one being released with the chromed parts and second gun. I think the opposite is true. It makes much more sense to produce such a large and expensive toy in small enough numbers that the entire run will sell out. And to be fair, Bruticus sold out much faster than Metroplex did, so clearly they made a substantial number of them.
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Well, I'm sure they are gonna milk that mold as much as they're able, as they did with Bruticus. So I wouldn't be surprised if they redeco it at least once, maybe some minor remold, and probably a similar or straight second run of the SDCC version.
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I'd be surprised if we didn't see a Metrotitan repaint. And Japan will probably get some weird-rear end urine-colored clear plastic version or something.
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Keldroc posted:I'd be surprised if we didn't see a Metrotitan repaint. And Japan will probably get some weird-rear end urine-colored clear plastic version or something. Japan will get like 10 repaints. We'll probably get a reissue with the decoys and then a year later another reissue with the second gun.
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Rhyno posted:Japan will get like 10 repaints. We'll probably get a reissue with the decoys and then a year later another reissue with the second gun. The decoys will likely be the thing that separates the SDCC version from all other versions. Hasbro does not reproduce exclusives exactly for mass release, even if the difference is very minor, like the Classics BotCon Seekers' eventual retail releases.
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Keldroc posted:The decoys will likely be the thing that separates the SDCC version from all other versions. Hasbro does not reproduce exclusives exactly for mass release, even if the difference is very minor, like the Classics BotCon Seekers' eventual retail releases. So we'll get some crappy little guys that are badly painted then. I expect the main toy to remain unchanged until they release a 10th anniversary edition of it.
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Rhyno posted:So we'll get some crappy little guys that are badly painted then. I expect the main toy to remain unchanged until they release a 10th anniversary edition of it. I really don't think we'll see multiple releases of Metroplex. A Metrotitan repaint is likely, if anything, but Hasbro is not going to overproduce this mold.
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Keldroc posted:I really don't think we'll see multiple releases of Metroplex. A Metrotitan repaint is likely, if anything, but Hasbro is not going to overproduce this mold. They're already releasing Chromed Metroplex in other markets with gold/Silver colored Decoy Guys. It's the exact same toy as the SDCC version just with different colored decoys and a different box. Once you open the box the toys are identical. It's already happened, chances are it's going to happen again. Not only that but the decoys have no Hasbro/takara markings on them, 3rd parties are probably going to use them because guys on message boards want clear purple and clear red plastic decoy guys because a G1 episode used clones or some poo poo or hologram projectors. The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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WendigoJohnson posted:They're already releasing Chromed Metroplex in other markets with gold/Silver colored Decoy Guys. It's the exact same toy as the SDCC version just with different colored decoys and a different box. Once you open the box the toys are identical. But they're not going to re-release Chromed Metroplex in the US market, where that deco is an SDCC exclusive. And they're not going to release him with decoys at retail in the US, and probably not with the second gun. I am 99% sure that we will see the retail release of Metroplex and that will be it, with a possible Metrotitan repaint next year. What they release in other markets is, of course, another story, but I doubt anyone who bought SDCC Metroplex is going to be bent out of shape that a nearly identical package could be obtained at a Chinese convention.
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Let's be honest I doubt less than 10 percent of fans who will buy Metroplex would buy a Metrotitan repaint
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Keldroc posted:But they're not going to re-release Chromed Metroplex in the US market, where that deco is an SDCC exclusive. And they're not going to release him with decoys at retail in the US, and probably not with the second gun. I am 99% sure that we will see the retail release of Metroplex and that will be it, with a possible Metrotitan repaint next year. What they release in other markets is, of course, another story, but I doubt anyone who bought SDCC Metroplex is going to be bent out of shape that a nearly identical package could be obtained at a Chinese convention. They're probably going to re-release Chromed Metroplex in Platinum. The line is slated to have 30 releases and we're up to 5 Because it's Omega Supreme, Energon Optimus, Ultra Magnus, Grimlock/Bruticus in the SDCC Deco, and the g1 Predaking re-issue. We've already got one SDCC deco in Platinum. It also already has a Supreme figure in the line itself. The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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I'm going to buy that mold in whatever is less expensive. Metrotitan, Metroplex, Metronome, I don't care as long as the paint apps are decent.
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Ka0 posted:I'm going to buy that mold in whatever is less expensive. Metrotitan, Metroplex, Metronome, I don't care as long as the paint apps are decent. Paint apps look the same for both with the exception of chromed parts  However take a look at this:  Generations Metroplex has the Generations Numbered system where as SDCC Metroplex has it's own individual one/Transformer Collector Club number graphic. Meaning SDCC Metroplex really isn't part of the generations line to begin with. 01 is also Omega Supreme's Platinum number  The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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01 of 30 collect them all lmao. I cannot fathom the amount of money customs would swindle me out of for that gargantuan box.
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WendigoJohnson posted:However take a look at this: I think the regular Metroplex has one of it's arms removed and positioned somewhere else in the box to make it fit in the smaller one in that picture. Most of the SDCC box is bullshit.
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Ka0 posted:01 of 30 collect them all lmao. I cannot fathom the amount of money customs would swindle me out of for that gargantuan box. The scary thing is Platinum will have 30 figures. And there's already three that have an MSRP of over 100 bucks. Predaking is a re-issue, Bruticus and grimlock is a two pack, and Omega Supreme is a retool, what are the chances they decide to bestow upon people Golden Age Primus recolor or a 4th Supreme Unicron? You could possibly spend close to 3 thousand bucks for the Platinum line in total.
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I was hoping MP Soundwave wouldn't hit shelves for a few more weeks, at least until I got over to the US. If he's out now, I have to coerce friends to visit TRUs for me, and shell out $120 :/
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Peter Bazooka posted:How Raph is it though? I never post here but this is one of the funniest god damned things in my near 10 years on SA.
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GD_American posted:Let's be honest I doubt less than 10 percent of fans who will buy Metroplex would buy a Metrotitan repaint Well we are talking about a company that said "Yeah we should make a Masterpiece Acid Storm". Not that I disagree, I would love some Acid Stormyness.
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